New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-19
PERSONAL

Colonel Frederick d. Grant was with the Union
Army during a considerable portion Of the War OF the
Rebellion. though he was too young to take hand
I'm the fighting He accompanied his father through
tho Fort Henry and Fort Donelson campaign, the siege
Of vcksburg and the Wilderness and Pete sbng cam,
pagns. The boy was often on the scene VI actua'
conflict and was once wounded
Professor Henry Drlmmond prolonged his stay at
Williams College last week sufficiently to give the
students an interesting talk about social lite at the
University Of Edinburgh
Miss Frances E. willard will preside over tho Ma
tionaI Convention of the women's Christian Temper
anco Union at Nashville. Tenn, November 10 70 IL
Chancellor Sims of Syracuse University, expects
IN have the new library building there finished within
a year and ready to receive the Won Ranke library.
II will be entirely frcproof and contain room i"f
100000 volumes
Tho late Mrs. Anna Paul Hendricks, OF Madisoh'
Iowa. was the wife of the first Governor OF that etato
He was at one time United States Senator ana sno
rode to washington on horseback with him and sat by
his side in Congress
Judge Tom" Hughes will return to New-fork ana
sail for homo I'm about month.
Ex-senator Ferry Of Michigan, is thinking Of going
In live I'm Utah. whore he extensive mines.
A Pfttsburg reporter tried to ntervie~ Mr.. Henry
waterson tho Other night as the editor was passing
through t,.at city on his way home from New-York
al would advise you. said MIR. Watterson, ~ CLIP
something from The C9urier-Journal that ] have
wr ten lately and use that Win pass s rd rS' anu
President Marvin Hught, Of the Chicago and North
western Railroad, WIS once telegraph operator.
ST. Louis is going TO bronze statue Of Bryan
Mu Ianphy, the great rhian'hropist Of that city.
ain preparing my statue Of General Grant" says
Mr. r. p Bringhurst. Of st. Louis, In "The Glooe
Democrat Il found myself In need of pair OF Held
glasses from which copy those intended to put into
the HAMS Of the statue. 4 went to Colonel Nelson
Cole who l heard had fine pair Of military glasses,
and no read y lent them to me, telling me their
his DRY at the same time. In 1854 Colonel Cole was
Chief Of Artillery under General PleaSanton and wa'
engaged In operations against the reOel forces COM
mandeI by General Marmaduke, now Governor OF the
state General Marmadule rapi ly retreatel before
the Union troops. and 1t only after campaign OF
elk weeks that they were able to 0vertahe his com
mand I'm the vicinity Of Fort Scott, Kansas Here
SaImaluke's forces were drawn up with their backs
Ioep that ehoctualy barred their retleat
easanUOn sent de achment to the west, AMI wheli
they got the rebel nank he charged with his main
Douy upvn Marina .uke's position, whereupon that
gaians officer seeing Possibility Of further retreat,
laid Gown his arms aud sur. endcred with 500 men
aud eight guns. lie was taken % Colonel Goes head
quarters placed under guarl there. When Colonel
Cole called upon him General Marmaduke took oil q
line PAIR Of hcid glasses he wore and presented them
his captor saying that he ud have further use
Tor them COlOAei tole expItSStu nj, ouIprlSo tnat
General Marmaduke should have placed his command
such exposed position, when ret eating across
the stream he woud have been safe from capture The
General explained this by saying at no believed him
self strong enough defeat any force that could be
against him. As he had been retreating for six
week., this explanation as lame as Richard H..
and was generality received with increduty. IT was
freely asserted In tho Union camp that General Mar
madukes queer disposition Of his force arose from
desire to be captured and avoid further boodshed
Colonel Cole used during the rest OF the war,
and fond Of describing how they came into his pos
seg,ionv